[Highlight] Josh Hart is asked if the Knicks winning 10 straight playoff games feels surreal:
“Nah. We don’t think about it that way. We’re 1-0 today. Monday, we’re 0-0. We’re far from our goal.”
These guys smell blood in the water. Thunder v Knicks would be a battle of depth, two of the best benches in the league.
No one is giving the knicks a chance and i love it. I don’t even fw the knicks, i just want the underdog to win (it’s a human thing). go get it New york.. and fuck okc
I feel like people are starting to give yall more of a chance because whoever makes it out the west is gonna be super banged up at this point
Will they be? There’s a solid chance Thunder win in 5 and we’re waiting 8 days for the Finals to start.
Yeah it’s kinda nuts. Tomorrow the ECF can potentially end on May 25th. If the finals go game 7 it would be on June 19th.
Which would probably mean that Game 1 would be weird cause both teams are rusty.
Game thread would be so dumb in that case, every team going like “see we could have done better”
Q1: 21-19
Q4: 115-113
I mean yeah.
Solid chance they don’t have their 2nd best player cuz of an injury.
Chet is their 2nd best player and JDub is just day to day, decent chance he plays tonight.
Knicks got a great chance to win the finals but it won’t be because whoever they face is banged up.
Yea people don’t realize the teams that get hot on either side have that dog in em. OKC was real good last year and the pacers got hot and almost won the series. I don’t forsee OKC stomping the Knicks. It’ll probably be another 7 game series
How does brunson do historically against OKC?
I mean we could go back and forth about Chet v JDub, point is he’s an important player now dealing with a hamstring issue that had him missing a lot of time earlier in the year.
Also just lost Ajay.
I think it’s fair to call them a little banged up right now.
It’ll be a good series either way though, they’re super deep. Just saying I don’t think the banged up label is outrageous to say.
Dub is our 2nd best player…
So if your owner walked into Presti’s office on June 22nd and said you have to trade one of SGA, Chet, or JDub for money reasons he would choose Chet?
Doubt.
They’re not a Knicks fan.
But honestly not really, people are still parroting the “West will sweep the East” narrative.
Which is infuriating after we all watched the Pacers grind em to a game 7.
I parrot it precisely because I know how much it ruffles those inferior East feathers 😤😤
Quit it, I’ve got patches in my feathers now
People have amnesia not remembering the Pacers almost beat the Thunder last year. And this Knicks team is significantly better than last year’s Pacers. Anything can happen in a series after you’ve been playing playoff basketball for 2 months.
I bartend and some customers last night were saying how it sucks that whoever comes out the East is just gonna get booty blasted by OKC/Spurs.
I like the bar where I work cause I can just laugh at customers when they say dumb shit. Knicks are ballin and can absolutely win it all against OKC/Spurs.
I hope so for the Knicks.
But OKC has the winning a title experience, the Knicks don’t. A year of extra experience and improved players who knew they were heading for another finals. I doubt the Knicks had this in mind.
The Knicks team, coach, FO, and manager have been saying since the pre-season that they expect to go to the finals.
And Mike Brown has more finals experience than anyone in that supposed series.
OG has a ring, Mikal and Jordan Clarkson have played in the finals before.
The a surprising amount of deep postseason experience on this Knicks team.
But OKC has the winning a title experience, the Knicks don’t.
I know the Villanova thing gets hyped a lot, but it is indeed super hard for a team to win even just one NCAA national championship because the tournament is such a gauntlet single elimination.
Brunson, Bridges and Hart do have clutch time experience to some degree.
They made the ECF last season, what do you think they had in mind exactly?
Love our squad but idk if I’d say we’re “significantly better” than the Pacers last year. They were really good too
“Significantly better” is a stretch. You guys are good but the competition is way worse than what the Pacers went through last year
This Knicks team is not significantly better than the pacers. People are still underrating that pacers team lol
This Knicks team is not better than last year’s pacers dont be delusional. Might be an even series with Knicks improved coaching.
That’s a good point. It was really unexpected what the Pacers did.
I think it’s crazy no one is giving Knicks a chance. I’d go so far as to say the knocks starting five is straight up better than OKC starting five (assuming no Jdub)
I think they are even with Jdub. Nobody in the Knicks starting lineup is worse than Dort or Hartenstein. All 5 can shoot, drive, and pass. Their 5th best starter puts up 22/18/12 type triple doubles thats crazy.
OKC has a way better bench, which is saying something cuz Knicks have a solid one themselves but OKC gotta have the GOAT bench.
I’m a bulls fan from the 80s and I still would root for the Knicks over the thunder.
I hope it’s sas, I’m afraid Dort is gonna kill Brunson
I want the knicks to win cause New York might actually explode
Might even spill over here in toronto lmao. putting aside the hate watch to see OG win again. Like how we supported pascal last year. Whole world is cheering against okc. Dynamic changes if it’s spurs cause people like wemby
When NY becomes the underdog against OKC…
A Knicks vs Thunder finals would make the haters on this sub so confused for what team to root against, it would be delicious.
It would be funny. But I’d much rather see a Knicks Spurs final. I want the final to be full of conversations out basketball and adjustments, not complaining about the refs and flopping.
Don’t worry
We can flop too
Oh so can the Knicks. Foul baiting is fine. If you draw someone into a dumb defensive position, you’ve earned the foul. It’s more the holding. Or iHart ripping down Castle down by his hair. And their insane whistle I do think the Spurs would be a slightly better matchup for the Knicks, but I walao know if enjoy watching actual basketball between these teams. And I won’t have to worry about LuDort kneecapping Mitch.
Edit: uh oh Thunder fans are mad
Isn’t the reward for pulling a defender into a bad position….the bad position and greater chance to score?
you guys play the Spurs and Brunson will turn into public enemy #1 on here. This sub has chosen its new favorite in Wemby and he is infallible in their eyes.
That’s fine. I really don’t care how the nba sub sees my team. I think the narrative about him flopping is overblown. It was way more appropriate last year than this. I think he’s found the line between full on flopping and foul baiting. He sells it every once and a while, but otherwise it’s him getting a defender to bite and put themselves in a bad position. The Knicks have been bad for the entirety of my watching experience. I’ve been enjoying the ride lately.
Edit: I also like having guys I enjoy watching on the other side. Against the hawks it was CJ. 6ers I like VJ, Maxey, and Oubre. Cavs I like Mobley a lot. Used to like Garland as well. I don’t mind Spida. Spurs I like wemby, vassell, castle, etc.
I want revenge for 99.
I just want KAT to get a ring, as is tradition of a MN great Big heading East to win
See the thing is Thunder Knicks would be exactly that — adjustments and adjustments to adjustments and so on, just like Thunder spurs is. Don’t feed into the social media narrative about falls and fouls.
Who even hates the Knicks nowadays? Their fans, sure. But this team? As a Lakers fan THIS Knick team is by far the most likeable team left, and it’s not even close.
I personally want it because I want to see how badly the Knicks will hate SGA. If they still chant f*ck Trae Young after 6 years the hatred SGA or the Thunder will generate will be immense.
Imagine brunson SGA flop off in game 7 at the MSG
I dont think Brunson has been that egregious of a flopper this playoffs and the game 7 will happen at Oklahoma anyways
I just want to see how innovatively those Knicks fans will hate SGA or Chet or whatsoever, the creativity to be used in those abuses will be Shakespeare like poetry
Brunson is not close to SGA by any metric in terms of This. Brunson’s also more of a foul baiter than a flopper and his volume is much lower
I’m rooting against the blue and orange
They would all cheer for the Knicks
They’d easily and obviously root for the Knicks
Just adding on to this nightmare season lol
And right now the depth is advantage Knicks if J-Dub and Mitchell are gonna be out. Those are basically the only two guys on the roster outside Shai who can create their own shot, and without J-Dub the Thunder get shockingly small on the wings.
😂 what bench?
Do you watch basketball or do you Indiana fans spend your free time sticking corn up your ass?
No need to punch down, Indy had their moment and it came and went. I hope the Knicks win it all
My point is New York has a bench, so to speak. Like that one guy can say he doesn’t like New York, thinks they’ll lose, whatever, but saying they have no bench is just wrong flat out.
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You team has never won 10 playoff games in a row, I think it’s us giving it raw. But I know you don’t watch basketball so you’re probably not too clued in! Enjoy your 0 draft picks
Do you really think the Knicks bench can compete with okc? Okc just seems to have broken depth compared to all the other teams in the playoffs. The Knicks are great but yeah the full roster on OKC is nuts.
Knicks can play 9-10 guys though:
Brunson, KAT, OG, Bridges, Hart, Deuce, Robinson, Shamet, Clarkson and Alvarado and still be competitive and dominate with any combination of these 5 on the court.
OKC having the better 11th man on the roster doesn’t mean anything
I’m just concerned Clarkson and Alvarado won’t show up enough. But I hope they do, I’m cheering for the Knicks, would love to see them beat OKC.
I’m not gonna tell you you’re wrong, but the Spurs bench is just as good as yours on paper and is currently getting fucking dominated by the Thunder bench. It’s not a matter of them having the better 11th man, it’s a matter of them having better bench players and more of them.
I agree but still think we absolutely need to sweep the Cavs, we needthe WCF series to go at least six, and we have to steal one of the first two games.
No I don’t think New York’s bench is that great tbh. Robinson is probably the best back up center in the league and Mcbride and Shamet are good… but I think it’s mainly those 8 guys in close games that’ll get played. I don’t think Clarkson or Alvarado will get much burn in any close games.
Thats how I’m feeling and those are the 2 I’m worried about tbh.
I mean having a solid 8 guys is pretty good it’s just OKC’s insane depth makes 8 look like a tight rotation… like I don’t think Shamet, Alvarado or Clarkson would get any minutes on OKC
😂 thunder would trounce the knicks, knicks may look good beating up a weak ass East per usual but they won’t stand a chance against a real team. When the knicks get 4-0 maybe the NBA will finally consider getting rid of the ez mode east conference.
Yes as usual the East stands no chance. That’s why the thunder obliterated the pacers last year and the Celtics had no shot the year before
Love the mentality. They need KAT to be on his shit if they wanna pull off the upset. With Towns giving his A game they’ll make it interesting af.
I think KAT will feast. Stronger than wemby but can shoot to draw defenders out. Also a passing threat.
I’d actually be more confident in him vs the spurs than OKC. Thing is OKC is up so slightly more likely opponent. Though ofc that series can still swing the other way again. More confident in his defense vs SAS. And more confident in his offense vs OKC. They present different problems imo .
My biggest concern about him v OKC is foul trouble.
This 100000%. Knicks fan here so biased but KAT gets called for some ticky tack stuff and does not seem to get the benefit of those same calls on the other end. Maybe it’s just the way he drives but it seems like he gets hit everytime he heads to the basket.
My biggest concern is the OKC foul baiting (no disrespect meant to OKC because they are super talented). I can see Josh Hart and KAT being in foul trouble and that hurts the Knicks who seem to pick up whistles in bunches.
I suppose that aligns with my slightly higher confidence in his offense vs OKC than the flip side I opined on lol. OKC will, ummmmmmmm…. embellish contact so to speak lol . 2 quick SGA GETTING HAMMERED!!!! Plays early in the first quarter and bam gotta sub em out. With SAS you really can’t ask for a better body type to go up against Wemby. Not slow, beefy enough. Has an outside shot to dream on to keep Wemby honest. No better player archetype to counter him imo. OKC they’re gunna pull his fucking hair and draw fouls and it’s gunna be a slog for him on defense as opposed to rightfully try to push Wemby around with his weight advantage.
OKC playstyle I think is more likely to tilt KAT and pull him out of his game, its basically half of their gameplan. He might feel frustrated against Wemby but still able to play bball.
100% my only fear with him is foul trouble vs a generational flopper
You know the Spurs are current down 2-1 right?
…what about my comment said otherwise?
Because you compared KAT to Wemby as if San Antonio is waiting for them in the Finals
This team is so likeable. As a Kings fan, I love having a likeable good team to root for. Hope the Knicks can bring it home regardless of who they play in the Finals.
i think if it’s knicks vs okc the entire world is gonna be rooting against okc and for the knicks lol cant wait
I’m excited at the prospect of KAT in the Finals. Dude’s gotten a ridiculous amount of hate for nothing.
Hes actually grown a lot with the knicks. He used to complain a lot more about calls and was a lot more passive on defense. I guess playing with OG and the team whipping him to be tougher on defense he has been great on both ends of the ball.
I haven’t been the biggest fan of Mike Brown, but he’s winning me over lately. I think his passive aggressive comments about Kat may have actually landed
He went from good stats/bad team guy to the reason Ant wasn’t winning. He’s done well to shift the undeserved narrative about him.
Mike Brown.
Still, somehow, underrated. But he will be immortalized if they win.
i feel in the back these guys mind they know if they pull off a title win they will be regarded as one the best teams of all time right
I doubt they’re thinking about that at all honestly. I think they know they’re in for a fight in the finals regardless of who they face. Even if they were to sweep their opponent in the finals, which is pretty unlikely, we’re talking about a 53 win team with 1 top ten player on it. I don’t think anyone would be putting them up with the Jordan Bulls or the Durant Warriors.
If they sweep the finals they’d have completed a 15-2 run and only lost by 2 points total.
They’d 100% be up there with the best playoff teams.
And they won the cup. They would have won every single trophy the league offers
That would be up there with the the best playoff runs ever, sure. But no one is going to seriously argue that a team who’s 2nd best player is Karl Anthony Towns is a contender for greatest team of all time.
That’s because it’s the start of the threepeat
🤣🤣 I hope you’re right, if not warriors then knicks.
So, team star power =/= team accolades
You’re arguing about how stacked a team is, not how good a team is.
A team that has all no names but sweeps the Playoffs going 17-0 and has historical numbers while doing so would be greater than a team with the best players ever but who gets swept in the first round.
Your competition for the greatest team of all time is not an all-star team that got swept in the first round. It’s the Jordan Bulls, the Shaq and Kobe Lakers, the Showtime Lakers, the Russell Celtics, the Durant Warriors.
Let’s say you win your next 5 games and become champions. Congrats! You’ve gone on an objectively less impressive run than the 2017 Warriors, who had a better regular season record than you and went 16-1 in the playoffs.
The bar is unbelievably high for consideration as “best team of all time” and you have to know as well as I do that this years’ Knicks aren’t even close to that.
…that was an example, not a literal… Nvm.
We’re setting historical record after record, tying a bunch too. We’re on one of the most dominant runs ever seen in the Playoffs and statistically beating out those teams you named while doing so - yes, even the 2017 Warriors.
If we were to sweep the rest of our games we would’ve had one of the greatest Playoff runs ever seen and be one of the greatest Playoff teams to ever do it.
…But sure, you got it my guy.
Because we don’t have bigger names on our roster none of that matters…
…that was an example, not a literal…
I’m aware, you were making a hypothetical comparison to make a point. The problem is that your hypothetical doesn’t work because it isn’t analogous to the actual situation.
We’re setting historical record after record, tying a bunch too
I’m well aware, which is why I said in another comment that this would go down as one of the best playoff runs ever. But a great playoff run, even an all-time great one, would not put you up there with the greatest teams of all time. You need more than that.
Because we don’t have bigger names on our roster none of that matters…
Who said it doesn’t matter? It would be an NBA title! Your first in 50 years! Why do you think that wouldn’t matter just because it wouldn’t literally make you the greatest team of all time?
We’re clearly speaking on two different pages here.
You got it my guy, it is what it is 😂
Why can’t a team whose 2nd best player is KAT be the greatest team of all time? KAT’s an All NBA caliber player who’s been playing like a top 10 guy this postseason run. I wouldn’t call the Knicks the greatest team of all time if they won it all, but I see absolutely no reason why having KAT as their second best player is what stops those conversations.
Why can’t a team whose 2nd best player is KAT be the greatest team of all time?
You are a Bulls fan. Go read your own team’s wikipedia article if you want an answer to this question.
As I said, I don’t think this Knicks team would be the greatest of ask time, but I don’t get why you’re disrespecting KAT’s talent. Pippen has more accolades, sure, but he is in large part considered so great because of all the winning he did. If the Knicks managed to be as dominant as they are for the rest of the playoffs, they’d absolutely deserve to be mentioned in the top 5-10 teams of all time. I try not to put teams into boxes based on what I personally think of their players. If the numbers show they’re one of the greatest of all time, they’re one of the greatest of so time.
I don’t get why you’re disrespecting KAT’s talent
I promise you I am not. I’m comparing him against the 2nd best players on the teams commonly considered among the greatest teams ever. Pippen, Havlicek, Kareem, Kobe, Curry, those are the dudes I’m talking about. Top 50 NBA players all-time. KAT is very very good, and he’ll probably make the hall of fame when all is said and done, but he’s not even top 100 all-time material. There is an enormous gulf between his career and that of someone like Scottie Pippen, and it’s not disrespectful to acknowledge that.
the knicks arent top heavy but they have an extremely talented starting 5 and bench. OG and bridges are often times more important than KAT even. and you have brunson as your clutch killer. the team is very exciting and cant wait to see how far we go, people can underrate us vs okc/spurs im ready for the underdog matchup!
Yeah but the person they were replying to said win the finals, not sweep the finals. Two different things. Winning the finals something like 4-2 isn’t gonna put them up there with the GOAT teams.
And the person I’m replying to said -
Even if they were to sweep their opponent in the finals - I don’t think anyone would be putting them up with the Jordan Bulls or the Durant Warriors.
Not if they lose those two games by 1 point each and win by 22 the other 4 games. (obviously highly unlikely, and I only use 22 cause that’s their current win margin average now)
They do seem very underrated imo. Easily the most talented starting 5 in basketball right now, even if their bench isn’t up to Thunder standards.
It’s not up to Thunder standards but they’ve got guys playing way above their pay grade.
Mitch, Deuce, Shamet, Clarkson and Alvarado are all starting level or first off the bench guys on other teams.
Then you have Sochan, Diawara and Kolek who’ve all proved they can be put in the rotation if needed due to injury and play important minutes in a pinch.
Even a super young guy in Hukporti has done fine these playoffs in limited mins against Philly guarding Embiid.
Not overall, but if they keep winning like this they have to be in the conversation for one of, if not the, best playoff runs of all time. A 53 win team turning into the most dominant playoff team we’ve ever seen over night would be the stuff of legend.
Eh, that might be a little too far
I think he means statistically in the playoffs, which would be objectively true
Maybe one of the best playoff runs sure but one of the best teams of all time is a tall order especially given our rough stretch mid season.
Then again the narrative would show a team getting better every year, slowly but surely, by betting on a number of non-“superstars”.
We gotta make it to the finals first though. One game at a time.
It’s ok they will catch up when we threepeat
I think they would be regarded as similar to the 2011 Mavs. Unlikely champs that rose in the playoffs.
Of course, if they repeat or even if they don’t repeat but win again in the next years, that would elevate them in the all time rankings.
this team could beat the 2017 warriors and still would get called a fake contender by people.
Oh ffs
i’m not saying they would but if they did people still be saying theyre a bad team lol. i might have worded it poorly
Haha all good I get it
The way they’re putting these other teams to sleep, I think that becomes a harder and harder argument to make. I was always skeptical of their ability to really compete in the playoffs but they are currently proving me wrong.
Lmao you know that isn’t true. If anyone isn’t giving you credit so far, it’s because the teams you’ve beaten are not real title contenders. If you beat the Thunder or Spurs in the finals, everyone will give you your flowers and you’ll have earned them.
Not that knicks fans care if yall give us flowers or not, its meaningless just as much as the downplay
i just I find it funny how alotnof these same people were hyping the cavs up as title contenders and now that the knicks played them all of the sudden they arent lol
Not that knicks fans care if yall give us flowers or not
Nah y’all are obsessed with it tbh. Your biggest fear is getting completely washed by the Thunder in the finals and proving everyone who has doubted you thus far, called you fake contenders and beneficiaries of an easy conference, correct.
definitely not we are just happy to be going to the finals. Us losing to Okc wouldnt make us fake contenders regardless what the little voice in your head tells you or not.
you have as much weight as Stephen A smith, which is basically nothing. hes a reactivate bandwagoner and you would be the same if we won.
we also just think the way you guys switch up narratives is reallyy pathetic, and also cute. 🤣
Us losing to Okc wouldnt make us fake contenders
I promise you, if you get bounced from the finals in 4 or 5 games, you will be remembered as a fake contender. Same way people think about that 8 seeded Heat team from a few years back.
I dont think you understand what a contender is. Automatically going to the finals makes you a contender by definition. this is why i say getting flowers from reactive band wagoners like you would mean nothing. you dont even understand how basketball or sports even works
we’re happy with how we are playing is all that matters, im just calling you out because your point is stupid
“Weve only been beating weak teams” when the narrative were these teams were beating were DANGEROUS, and the goalposts continue to shift. but its easier to do that instead of admitting you were wrong I suppose
its easier to do that instead of admitting you were wrong I suppose
If you wanna go through my comment history and look for posts where I said that the Knicks would lose to the Hawks, Sixers, or Cavs, be my guest. I’ve expected you to win every series you’ve played thus far, and I also expect you to lose in the finals.
cool, then what I said doesn’t apply to you! simple as that. whatever happens were happy with this season. Thunder a great a team, they probably can beat the spurs in 5 its no shame at all
honestly, who gives a shit about rankings. I just want a chip. As Josh says, we’re 0-0
You mean one of the best Knicks team of all time.
I was really taken with KAT’s in-game interview, when he talked about how desperate they needed to play and needing to stay desperate even though they were up 10 after the first quarter.
That’s a championship mentality. Wish we had more of it on our side.
I think when he was asked how he felt about scoring 39 in the first quarter he said “he was more upset that the Cavs scored 27”
Yeah that was it. Painful/embarrassing as this series has been, I’ll be rooting for the Knicks in the Finals because that mentality makes your team so likable.
I mean, that’s also just acknowledging the fact that the Cavs are a great team. They didn’t beat the Pistons & Raptors through pure talent.
Cavs are a good team. There’s only 3 great teams in these playoffs.
Haha true
The mentality stuff is fodder for such cheap bullshit talking head type “analysis” but sometimes you really can see when it’s what a team is lacking. Because there’s a lot of talent on paper in Cleveland, and I don’t think Atkinson is a bad coach x’s and o’s wise.
The boys are locked in.
Yeah, they’re trained on PR.
I really hope they do it. GIVE US THE CINDERELLA STORY
I am loving this Knick storyline.
Hate to say it but these guys are hungry and I wouldn’t be surprised if they gave OKC a run for the their money or even win the chip
This team is so locked in.
Just once I want a player to not be super cool and be like hell yeah man, it’s rad. We want to win the title of course, but yeah, winning 10 straight is neat!
I think staying process oriented is great
My 2010 Magic team should have been more like this, we were def immature and got high on our own supply being 8-0 going into the ECF. I still believe we were better than Boston that season, we just didn’t play up to our standard for the first few games of that ECF (which I guess proves that we weren’t better, because we weren’t locked in when we should have been).
We could have used a Josh Hart mentality
I think Knicks have a reallll good chance to win this year
Mamba mentality.
Our team has the right mindset. One play at a time, one game at a time. If we play OKC no doubt they are the favorites but anything can happen. If we play San Antonio I think it’s pretty much a 50⁄50 call on who has the advantage. Either way I think it’ll be a competitive finals.
OKC making everyone rooting for the Knicks LOLLLL
LOCKED IN
Job not finished, job finished? I don’t think so
The reporter’s deflated “okay….” after Kobe responded always gets me.
Kinda crazy no bald frauds on this team
What’s there to be happy about? Job finished? I don’t think so
Saying all the right things and based on the way they are playing they believe it.
They have been the better team in game 2 and 3, and game 1 they had to shake off the rust from the layoff.
KNICKS POWER. Summon the Timbs.
After the last two seasons coming so close I think the players on the Knicks know that the window is a small one.
Also helps that Thibs set a foundation of resilience for them and Mike Brown and his team seem to be on a roll with the coaching tweaks and good ATOs.
They are all working real hard to not acknowledge the Danhausen un curse as to not jinx it.
Job’s not finished.
This is the polar opposite of Mitchell’s mentality.
The thing that is so interesting about the NBA is there are a variety of proven ways to go about winning a championship.
I feel like on the surface this run for OKC, including last year, has tried to embody everything the Knicks are doing right now. But the reality is, OKC has taken advantage of the way the game is officiated. If every guy fouls on every defensive possession, nobody fouls on every defensive possession. If every guy flops on every offensive possession, no one flops on every offensive possession.
I choose to believe what is happening in NY right now is the right way to go about winning a championship. So far in the playoffs, the results speak for themselves.
We just need to win 5 more games that’s it
I want this team to win so bad.
I want NY fans to lose so bad.
What do I do?
What he say fuck me for??